Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Education and Employment References Committee for inquiry and report by 5 December 2018:

The appropriateness and effectiveness of the objectives, design, implementation and evaluation of jobactive, with specific reference to:

(a) the nature and underlying causes of joblessness in Australia;

(b) the methods by which Australians gain employment and their relative effectiveness;

(c) the extent of consultation and engagement with unemployed workers in the design and implementation of jobactive;

(d) the ability of jobactive to provide long-term solutions to joblessness, and to achieve social, economic and cultural outcomes that meet the needs and aspirations of unemployed workers;

(e) the fairness of mutual obligation requirements, the jobactive Job Plan negotiation process and expenditure of the Employment Fund;

(f) the adequacy and appropriateness of activities undertaken within the Annual Activity Requirement phase, including Work for the Dole, training, studying and volunteering programs and their effect on employment outcomes;

(g) the impacts and consequences of the job seeker compliance framework;

(h) the appeals process, including the lack of an employment services ombudsman;

(i) the funding of jobactive, including the adequacy of the 'outcome driven' funding model, and the adequacy of this funding model to address barriers to employment;

(j) alternative approaches to addressing joblessness; and

(k) any other related matters.